A large variety of day-to-day usage items and services will burn a hole in the common man’s pocket with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposing to raise excise duty to 12 per cent from 10 per cent and a similar hike in service tax rate.

Following is a list of what will be costlier and which ones will be cheaper following the Budget 2012-13.

Costlier:

* Two-wheelers,cars,commercial vehicles,

* Refrigerators,air-conditioners,washing machines,watches

* Soaps,cosmetics,homecare items,

* Cigarettes and bidis,

* Packaged food items

* Pan masala and chewing tobacco,

* Unbranded precious metal jewellery,

* Imported luxury vehicles,

* Imported bicycles and bicycle parts,

* Imported digital still cameras,

* Imported gold bars and coins of certain categories,platinum

* Imported cut and polished coloured gem stones,

* Air travel,eating out at restaurants and hotel stays

Not all is gloomy as the Budget has also made some items and activities cheaper.